ML.PA WACC - Weighted Average Cost of Capital

The WACC of Compagnie Generale des Etablissements Michelin SCA (ML.PA) is 7.2%.

The Cost of Equity of Compagnie Generale des Etablissements Michelin SCA (ML.PA) is 8.75%.

The Cost of Debt of Compagnie Generale des Etablissements Michelin SCA (ML.PA) is 4.25%.

	Range	Selected
Cost of equity	7.70% - 9.80%	8.75%
Tax rate	23.70% - 24.70%	24.20%
Cost of debt	4.00% - 4.50%	4.25%
WACC	6.4% - 8.1%	7.2%

WACC

ML.PA WACC calculation

Category	Low	High

Long-term bond rate	3.0%	3.5%
Equity market risk premium	5.8%	6.8%
Adjusted beta	0.8	0.85

Additional risk adjustments	0.0%	0.5%
Cost of equity	7.70%	9.80%

Tax rate	23.70%	24.70%
Debt/Equity ratio	0.37	0.37
Cost of debt	4.00%	4.50%

After-tax WACC	6.4%	8.1%


Selected WACC	7.2%

ML.PA's CAPM model and how its cost of Equity is calculated

The Cost of Equity reflects the return a company needs to deliver to shareholders to justify the risk of investing in its shares. It’s computed using the Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM), which blends the risk-free rate, the stock’s beta, and the market risk premium.

This method evaluates the stock’s risk compared to a safe investment and the market’s overall volatility.

Here’s how we figure out the cost of equity for ML.PA:

cost_of_equity (8.75%) = risk_free_rate (3.25%) + equity_risk_premium (6.30%) * adjusted_beta (0.8) + risk_adjustments (0.25%)

We include the risk adjustments, which range from 0% to 1%, to keep our WACC conservatives, especially for companies traded in developing markets.